Horse-collar



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S. B. DAVIS.

HORSE COLLAR.

No. 331,871. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

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HORSE COLLAR. No. 331,871. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

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.i'" -TI0J: forming part of Letters Patent his. 331,871, dated December8, 1385.

Application filed July 11, 1885. Serial No. 171,359. (No model.)

.To aZZ whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, SYLvnsrEu B. DAVIS, of the town of Eurel a,Humboldtcounty,State of California, have invented an Improvement inHorse-Collars; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact descrip tion of the same.

My invention relates to certain improvements in horsecollars; and itconsists in loosely hiuging or suspending shoulder-pads from theneck-pad by means of harneirons, so that the pads may have a freedom ofmovement and adjust themselves to the varying positions of the horsesshoulders.

It also consists in the manner of attaching the tugs or traces to thepads and a means for adjusting the size of the collar.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete descriptionof my invention, Figure l is a view of my improved collar. Figs. 2, 3,4, and 5 are details of construction.

A A are the pads which form the collar, bcing suitably shaped to fit theshoulder of a horse. These pads may be made of metal or of any suitablematerial, either lined with leather or otherwise, and they have platesor projections formed upon or secured to the outer or back sides. Theseare perforated with holes B, into which the lower ends of the hame-ironsC may be received. are bent at right angles with the vertical portion ofthe irons, and have heads upon the inner ends,which pass through theelongated openings B by turning the irons G into a certain position withrelation to the pads, and these heads become locked, so that the ironswill not withdraw from the holes when they stand in their properrelative position with the pads or collar for work. At the lower end ofthe pads is a loop, through which a hams-strap is passechto prevent anyextensive displacement of the collar-pads. By means of the holes B,whichare arranged vertically, the collar-pads may be raised or lowered tosuit different sizes of neck or form of shoulders to which the collarmay be applied. The upper end of the hame-irons may either bepermanently fixed to the neck-pad when the size of the collar is not tobe changed at this point, or they may extend upward and their upper endsmay be united by a turn-buckle 'lhese ends turn in suitable nuts, sothat by turning the screw the upper ends of the hams-irons may be drawnnearer togetheror separated, thus adjusting the width to the width ofnccl: which they are to fit. In this case the neck-pad F has its endssecured to the hameirons by bolts, which pass through holes G in theseirons, and by this arrangement the neck-pad may be raised or lowered inconnection with the raising or lowering of the oollanpads, so that thecollar may be fitted to any-sized horse. The tugs or traces areconnected with the collar by the irons H. One end of each of these ironsis secured to one of the traces, and the other end is bent at rightangles and passes through a hole in the lower part of the plate to whichthe halite-irons are attached. These tug-irons have similarlocking-heads to those which are described for the hanie-irons, so thatthey may be properly held in place or may be removed when desired. Thesetugirons are rigid and still, but turn loosely in the holes throughwhich they pass in the plates upon the collars, and as they projectoutwardly at right angles and are then bent so as to extend in line withthe draft, it will be seen that the pull will cause a direct pressureupon the collar, and will not tend to twist it or interfere with itsperfect freedom of motion to fit itself upon the shoulders of the antinal, as would be the case if the tugs were attached by the ordinarylooselinks. 3y means of the loose or swivelcd supports which the collarhas from the liaines it will be seen that the collar is allowed to movewith every movement of the shoulders of the horse, each part movingindependently ofthe other and always fitting perfectly upon theshoulders,whatever may be their position, thus relieving them fromchafing, and enabling the horse to do his work inthe best possiblemanner.

It will be seen that the details of construction may be somewhat changedwithout essentially altering the character of the operation of myinvention, which consists mainly in the loose or swiveled and adjustablesupport of the collar.

Having thus described my invention, what I consider new,and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a horse-collar, the loosely-suspended pended collar-pads, thehaine-irons adjustably 15 connected therewith, the neck-pad adjustablyconnected with said harne-irons, and a means, constructed substantiallyas described, for adjusting the upper ends of said irons to or from eachother, together with the trace or draft irons swivelcd to thecollar-pads, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

SYLVESTER B. DAVIS.

\Vitnesses:

S. H. NoURsE, H. 0. LEE.

